Design-Time Support

The following sections describe how to use List for WinForms' design-time environment to configure the C1List control. Most of the following material also applies to the C1Combo control since it is a subset of C1List. List for WinForms provides visual editing to make creating the list simple. You can easily configure List for WinForms at design time by using one or more of the following visual editors:

Properties Window

You can access the C1List and C1Combo properties simply by right-clicking on the control and selecting Properties or by selecting the class from the drop-down box of the Properties window.

Tasks Menu

In Visual Studio 2005, the C1List and C1Combo controls include a smart tag which opens a tasks menu. The tasks menu provides the most commonly used properties in each control. You can invoke the tasks menu by clicking on the smart tag () in the upper-right corner of each control. For more information on how to use the smart tags, see C1List Tasks Menu.

Context Menu

You can use the C1List and C1Combo controls' context menu for additional functionality at design time. See the Context Menu topic for details.

Collection Editors

List for WinForms provides the following collection editors:

Split Collection Editor
C1DisplayColumn Collection Editor
ValueItem Collection Editor
Style Collection Editor

The main part for each of the editor's application consists of a windows form which conveniently allows the user to edit the list.

Designer

Using the C1List Designer you can easily configure the list's behavior and appearance, and preview the appearance of the list. C1List Designer can be accessed by clicking the ellipsis button next to the Columns property in the Properties window.